Elastic horseshoe.



No. 683,3t8. Patented Sept. 24, I90]. 8. McCLOUD.

ELASTIC HORSESHOE.

[Application filed Nov. 16. 1900.)

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No. 683,3l8. Patented Sept. 24, IQOI. S. MBCLOUD. ELASTIC HORSESHDE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @FEICE.

SIDNEY MCOLOUD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ELASTIC HORSESHOE.

sPECIEIcATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 683,318, datedSeptember 24, 1901.

Application filed November 163 1900. Serial No. 86 658. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Beitknown thatLSInNEY MOCLOUD,aresident of Chicago, in the county of(look and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Elastic Horseshoes, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

This invention has relation more particularly to that class ofhorseshoes commonly known as elastic horseshoes, and the invention ischaracterized by the novel features hereinafter described, illustratedin the accompanying drawings,and particularly pointed out in the claimsat the end of this specification. I wish it understood, however, thatwhile I have described herein what I regard as the preferred embodimentof my invention the details of construction hereinafter set forth may bevaried by the skilledmechanic Within Wide limits and features of theinvention may be employed without its adoption as an entirety.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a horseshoe embodying my invention.Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the upper plate or section. Fig. 3 is aninverted plan view of the complete shoe. Fig. 4 is a detail perspectiveview of the pad. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the lower plateor section. Figs. 6, '7, and 8 are detail views in cross-section,respectively, on lines 6 6, 7 7, and 8 8 of Fig. 3.

My improved horseshoe comprises upper and lower metal sections and anintermediate pad of some suitable elastic material, rubber beingpreferably employed for this purpose. As shown, the upper section Aconsists of a metal plate provided at its front with the usual toe-clipa, and the inner edge of this plate A is provided with a dependingflange a. Preferably the flange a" extends around the toe and quartersof the plate or section A, but is cut away adjacent the heel portion ofthe plate. In practice I prefer (although it is not essential) to formthe plate or section A from sheet-iron or mild steel, as this enablesthe plate to be made very light and at small cost. When the plate isthus made of sheet metal, Iprefer to revert or fold back the outer edgeof the plate or section A opposite the points at which will be formedthe holes a that receive the usual nails, whereby the shoe will beattached to the horses hoof. This reverted portion a of the plate orsection serves to give great strength to the parts at the point at whichsuch strength is required and avoids the necessity of using greaterthickness of metal throughout the portions of the plate which do notrequire it. While features of my invention may be employed withoutforming the plate or section A of sheet metal, I deem this constructionpreferable, and so far as I am aware this invention presents the firstinstance of a horseshoe in which the outer edge is reverted or foldedonto itself at the points where the nail-holes are to be formed.

The depending flange a of the section or plate A is formed with a slotor seat a, preferably at a point opposite the toe of the shoe, thepurpose of this slot being to receive a lug b, that projects inwardlyfrom the lower plate or section B of the shoe. This plate or section Bcomprises a flat horizontal portion 1), having at its outer edge avertical depending flange. As shown, the horizontal portion 1) is formedwith cut-away or open spaces 19 between the portions of the flange, thepurpose of which is to permit the pad 0 to project therethrough. Thispad C, which is of rubber or like elastic material, extends around thedepending flange a in the upper plate or section A and beneath the heelportions of said section, and, as shown, the pad 0 extends over theplate or section B, and consequently between it and the upper plate orsection A. The pad 0 is held in place by the lower plate or section B.The toe of the plate or section B is connected to the depending flange cof the plate orsection A by the lug or tongue I) entering the slot orseat a, and preferably the heel portions of the plate B are connected tothe plate or section A at such points by bending outwardly the heelportions a of the depending flange a, the flange being formed with slitsor cuts a for this purpose. It will be observed that the slot or seat aof the flange a is somewhat deeper than the thickness of the lug ortongue I), the purpose of this being to allow a slight vertical movementof the plate B with respect to the upper plate or section A. So, also,it will be seen that while the inwardly-turned heel portions a serve tohold the lower section B against downward movement they still permit avertical movement of the lower section with respect to the upper one.The pad G preferably has its outer edge formed with a groove or rabbet oto receive a vertical portion of the plate or section B and with groovesor seats to receive the horizontal portion b'of this plate. Preferably,also, the pad 0 is cut away, as at 0 to permit the heel portions of ofthe flange a to be folded outward in order to retain the parts securelytogether.

the horses to be shod.

By reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings it will be seen that when theplate or section B is set in position about the depending flange a ofthe section A the inward extensions b at the heel portions of thesection B will project beh ind the ends of the depending flange d of thesection A, and thus aid in more securely locking the parts againstdisplacement.

In practice I prefer to secure the sections A and B and the elastic pad0 in the position shown by Fig. 1 before the shoes are shipped to thetrade. To do this, the pad 0 will be set within the section B, thehorizontal portions b of the section B setting within the correspondingslots 0 formed in the pad. The section B and the pad 0 will then beplaced over the depending flange a of the plate or section A, the lug ortongue I) being first inserted in the slot or seat a. The heel portionso of the flange will then be bent outwardly until they overlap the heelportions 19 of the flange of the plate B. When shoe will have theappearance shown in Fig. 1. In some instances, however, it is desirableto ship the parts of the shoe separate, as this enables the blacksmithwho is to set the shoes to modify the precise shape of the shoes inkeeping with any peculiarities of the hoofs of The shape andconstruction of the sections A and B of my improved shoe areparticularly advantageous not only because they enable the shoe to beformed with great strength and lightness, but also because the metalsections of the shoe can be readily modified by the ordinary blacksmithto conform to any peculiarity of horses hoofs to which the shoes are tobe applied. One marked advantage of my invention is the ease andreadiness with which the parts can be put together l'gn order to giveincreased strength to the shoe at the toeportion and without materiallyincreasing its weight, I prefer to formv the vertical wall of the toeportion of the plate B with vertical corrugations b", and, if desired,also the heel portions of the plate B may also be corrugated, as at 22In order to give a better gripping action to the pad, I prefer to embedtherein in the process of molding it strips of canvas or threads of likefibrous ma terial arranged vertically, so that as the rubber wears theends of the threads will continue to be exposed.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that with the partsassembled as shown aportion of the pad 0 is interposed between thesections A and B of the shoe, while a portion of the pad extends belowthe horizontal flange of the section B. Inasmuch as thejsection B issusceptible of a slight vertical moveesasi ment, it follows that whenthe Weight of the horse is thrown upon the shoe it compresses thatportion of the pad 0 between the upper and lower sections A and B. Theelastic action thus obtained will save the horse from shocks incident tothe use of ordinary solid shoes, while at the same time the lower faceof the pad 0, being pressed downward under the horses weight, will forma tread that will prevent the slipping of the horse u'pori snow or iceand will also avoid the noise incident to the striking of the shoesagainst the pavements.

It is obvious that without departing from the spirit of the inventionthe sectionsA and B may be connected in any suitable manner that willallow of a vertical movement of the section B. Thus,for example,insteadof forming a slot in the flange a of the section A and wardly, so as tooverlap the flange of the section B, thus connecting the parts in thesame manner as the heel portions of the sections are connected;

Having thus described myinventi'on,.wh-at I claim as new, and desire tosecureby Letters i Patent, is the parts are thus put together, thefinished 5 1. A horseshoe comprising an upper horisecured in placebetween said horizontal plates or sections to act as a cushion, and

flexible material secured in place directly beneath said lowerhorizontal plate or section to act as a non-slipping tread.

2. A horseshoe comprising an'upper horizontal plate or section, a lowerhorizontal plate or section yieldingly interlocked'withsaid upperhorizontal plate or section, a pad fof flexible material secured inposition with fa portion thereof interposed between said horizontalplates or sections to act as a cush- 'ion and a portion extendingdirectlybeneath i said lower horizontal plate to act as a nonslippingtread.

3 A horseshoe comprising an upper horijzontal plate or section, a lowerhorizontal "plate or section yieldingly interlocked with plates andinterposed as a non-slipping tread between said depending flanges anddirectly 7 beneath the lower horizontal plate.

5. A horseshoe comprising an upper plate or section, a lower horizontalplate or section movably secured thereto, and a flexible pad grooved orrecessed lengthwise to engage both the upper and lower surface of saidlower plate or section, whereby a portion of said pad is located as acushion between said plates or sections and a portion is exposed as anon-slipping tread beneath said lower plate or section.

6. A horseshoe comprising an upper horizontal plate or section providedat its inner edge with a depending flange, a lower horizontal plate orsection movably connected thereto, and a flexible pad extending aboutand outside of said depending flange and connected to said lower plateor section, a portion of said pad being located between said upper andlower plates or sections to form a cushion and a portion extendingbeneath said lower plate or section to form a non-slipping tread.

7. A horseshoe comprising an upper horizontal plate or section providedat its inner edge with a depending flange, a lower horizontal plate orsection having projections engaging said flange with cut-away portionsbetween said projections, and a flexible pad extending about and outsideof said depending flange and above and below said lower horizontal platethrough said cut-away portions.

8. A horseshoe comprising an upper plate or section, a lower sectionmovably connected thereto, and an elastic pad connected to said lowersection to form a cushioned and nonslipping tread, said lower sectioncomprising a depending vertical flange extending about and outside ofsaid pad.

9. A horseshoe comprising an upper plate or section, a lower section,and a flexible pad forming a cushioned and non-slipping tread, saidlower section comprising a depending vertical flange extending about andoutside of said pad, said vertical flange being vertically corrugated atits toe portion.

10. A horseshoe comprising an upper horizontal plate or section providedwith a depending flange, a lower horizontal plate or section providedwith a depending flange, and flexible materialinterposed as a cushionbetween said horizontal plates or sections and interposed as a nonslipping tread between said depending flanges and beneath said lowerhorizontal plate or section.

11. A horseshoe comprising an upperhorizontal plate or section providedwith a depending flange, a lower horizontal plate or zontal plate orsection provided with a depending flange, a lower horizontal plate orsection provided with a depending flange and horizontal projectionsengaging the depending flange of the upper section with cutaway portionsbetween said projections, and a pad of flexible material interposedbetween said depending flanges and extending above and below said lowerhorizontal plate through said cut-away portions.

13. A horseshoe comprising an'upper plate or section, a lower plate orsection arranged to movably interlock with said upper plate or section,each of said plates or sections being angular in cross-section, and apad of flexible material arranged with a portion thereof intermediatethe horizontal parts of said plates or sections to act as a cushion andwith a portion between the Vertical parts of said plates or sections andbeneath the horizontal part of said lower plate to act as a non-slippingtread.

14. A horseshoe comprising an upper plate or section having its inneredge formed with a depending flange, a lower plate or section, and anintermediate elastic pad, one of said plates or sections being formed atits toe with a tongue or part adapted to engage the other of saidsections, said upper section having its heel portions provided withflexible lugs or flanges adapted to be bent outwardly to secure the heelportions of the sections to gether.

15. A horseshoe comprising an upper plate or section, the toe portionwhereof is pro vided with a depending flange having a slot or seattherein and the heel portion whereof isprovided with depending lugs orflanges adapted to be folded outwardly, a lower plate or sectionprovided at its toe with a tongue to enter the slot or seat of the uppersection and provided at its heel portions with parts to be engaged bysaid outwardly-folded lugs, and an elastic pad extending between saidupper and lower plates or sections.

16. A horseshoe comprising upper and lower plates or sections suitablyconnected together, and an intermediate elastic pad, the upper plate orsection having its outer edge reverted upon itself and provided at suchpoints with nail-holes.

17. A horseshoe comprising an upper plate or section having its inneredge provided with a depending flange, a lower plate or section providedwith a vertical flange having horizontal projections extending inwardlytherefrom, and an elastic pad arranged between said upper and lowersections and provided with slots or seats to receive the projections ofthe lower section, said pad extending beneath said lower section to formthe tread of the shoe.

SIDNEY MOGLOUD.

Witnesses:

Gnonen P. Frsnnn, J12, ALBERTA ADAMICK.

